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Amazon and OSHA reach broad settlement over injury rates and warehouse working conditions

Amazon and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced an agreement to settle most of the cases brought by OSHA… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Beast Games’ arrives on Prime Video, as 1,000 contestants compete for $5M

MrBeast is jumping from YouTube to Prime Video today as the new reality TV competition “Beast Games” premieres on Amazon’s… Read More

Amazon delays return-to-office in some cities due to lack of space

Some Amazon workers won’t be back in the office five days a week when the company’s new RTO mandate goes… Read More

Amazon unveils new packaging for its devices, reducing the use of plastic, ink and bleach

Some boxes delivered by Amazon will have the same look on the inside as they do on the outside as… Read More

This is (not) bananas: Amazon devices chief gives free Kindles to people stopping by HQ fruit stand

Move over, Oprah. Panos Panay is the new king of daytime giveaways. “You get a Kindle, and you get a… Read More

Senate probe rips Amazon over warehouse worker injuries; company calls it ‘wrong on the facts’

A new congressional report found that Amazon “knowingly puts its workers at risk of injury” in the latest critique of… Read More

Amazon will donate $1M to Trump’s inaugural fund as Bezos plans a visit to Mar-a-Lago

Amazon plans to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund and livestream his inauguration next month on Prime… Read More

Bellevue real estate brokers bullish about Amazon’s new return-to-office policy as Microsoft moves out

Real estate brokers are excited about Amazon’s new mandate that goes into effect next month, requiring employees in the office… Read More

Former Amazon leader’s supply chain tech startup Auger names 11 execs after $100M Series A round

Dave Clark isn’t fooling around. Auger, the supply chain technology startup founded by the former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO, named… Read More

Amazon Autos is up and running as e-commerce giant aims to simplify car-buying experience

Amazon is entering the automotive market with the public beta launch Tuesday of Amazon Autos, a service that allows customers… Read More

Amazon chipping in $10M in tips for customers who thank their delivery drivers during the holidays

The season of giving should also be a season of thanking — especially for the delivery drivers making sure packages get… Read More

Amazon expands Bedrock with new AI model marketplace, a day after unveiling its own ‘Nova’

LAS VEGAS — Unveiling Amazon’s homegrown Nova artificial intelligence models yesterday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made a point of saying… Read More

How Amazon’s new AI-powered Kindle Scribe summarized my handwritten review of the device

Amazon is releasing its second-generation Kindle Scribe this morning, and I’ve been putting a review unit to the test for… Read More

‘An easy button to get off Windows’: Amazon’s new AI moves Microsoft apps to Linux

LAS VEGAS — Amazon has a new use for AI: dumping Microsoft Windows. At the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference… Read More

Amazon unveils ‘Nova’ AI models, looking to make its mark in the generative AI revolution

LAS VEGAS — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy returned to the AWS re:Invent stage Tuesday morning, delivering one of the company’s… Read More

‘It just has to work’: Ahead of Black Friday NFL game, Amazon shows how it’s perfected live sports

While millions of Americans think of Black Friday as a prime day to launch their holiday shopping, Prime Video will… Read More

Amazon goes big with Echo Show 21 for smart home control, organization and entertainment

Amazon is introducing new and improved Echo Show smart displays, going bigger than ever on the devices that can be… Read More

Podcast

How Amazon is adapting to the TikTok generation, and what it says about the state of Prime

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive into Amazon’s new “Haul” discount storefront — a rival to Temu, Shein,… Read More

Hands-on with Amazon Haul: First impressions of the e-commerce giant’s new Temu and Shein rival

A week or more to get a bunch of stuff I don’t really need? Sign me up! With the debut… Read More

Amazon launching discount storefront ‘Amazon Haul’ with items under $20, longer delivery times

Amazon is launching a new storefront aimed at delivering a wide range of products priced $20 and under as the… Read More

Sustainable chicken-sandwich chain Mt. Joy opening new Seattle location in Amazon space

Mt. Joy, the fast-casual chicken sandwich restaurant built around sustainable farming practices, is opening its second location in Seattle. The… Read More

Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump on ‘extraordinary’ comeback, wishes him success in uniting America

Jeff Bezos wasted no time in sending his good wishes to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, hours after Trump’s… Read More

Amazon makes its live news debut as TV vet Brian Williams hosts election night coverage

Amazon’s foray into live news coverage began with a familiar voice and face. “Good evening. It’s been a while,” said… Read More

Amazon’s new holiday ad featuring a singing janitor strikes similar tune to ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner

Dreams apparently do come true, for more than one singing janitor. Amazon’s new holiday ad, titled “Midnight Opus,” tells the… Read More

Jeff Bezos unloading $3B worth of Amazon stock in latest sale

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is selling more than $3 billion worth of Amazon shares, according to a new regulatory filing… Read More

AWS tops $10B in quarterly operating profits as Jassy cites ‘reacceleration’ of cloud business

Amazon’s cloud business isn’t done growing yet. Amazon Web Services posted $10.4 billion in operating income in the third quarter,… Read More

Amazon stock jumps 6%; Q3 revenue up 11% to $158.9B; profits hit $15.3B; AWS sales up 19%

Amazon topped estimates for its third quarter earnings, reporting $158.9 billion in revenue, up 11% year-over-year, and earnings per share of… Read More

Amazon earnings preview: Analysts watching AWS growth, retail margins, Project Kuiper

Follow-up: Amazon stock jumps 6%; Q3 revenue up 11% to $158.9B; profits hit $15.3B; AWS sales up 19% Analysts will… Read More

Hands-on with the new Kindle Colorsoft: Is Amazon’s color e-reader worth the premium price?

It’s the Kindle Paperwhite, except it’s in color. You can see book covers in color, make highlights in color, and… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the color Kindle, AI, and his first year on the job

Our guest on this special mid-week episode of the GeekWire Podcast is Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of Devices… Read More